Vehicle-axle.



PATENTED FEB, 25, 1908.

s. E. KIMBALL.

VEHICLE AXLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1907.

SAMUEL E. KIMBALL, OF POWDERVILLE, MONTANA.

VEHICLE -AXLE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1 908.

Application filed June 18' 1907- Serial No. 379572- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL E. KIMBALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Powderville, in the county of Custer, State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Axles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention has reference to vehicle axles of that type in which the spindles are provided with a stock and are made separately from the axle-trees, with which they are connected by a spliced joint, strengthened and secured by clips, the object of the invention residing in the provision of an improved splice-connection between the aboveinentioned parts of such a nature as to permit the ready separation of either stock from the axle-tree for renewal or repairs.

With the above and other ends in view, the invention consists in the construction, com bination, and arrangement of parts, all as hereinafter more fully described, specifically claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like parts are designated by corresponding reference numerals in the several views.

Of the said drawingsFigure 1 is a side elevation of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section therethrough. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the splicing end of the axle-tree. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of thespindle and stock.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference numeral 5 generally designates the axle-tree, whose under face is rabbeted at opposite ends, as indicated by the numeral 6. Formed upon each of said rabbeted ends is 'a longitudinal, depending, right-angular shoulder 7, whose apex terminates in a downwardly projecting finger 8, extending below the under face of said shoulder, the outer face of each finger forming a continuation of that of the corresponding shoulder. Each shoulder terminates in a countersink 9.

Each shoulder, above referred to, is adapted to fit in a longitudinal seat 10 formed in the rabbeted upper face 11 of a stock 12, formed integral with a spindle 13. Each seat 10 terminates at its inner end in a countersink 14:, in which the finger on the corresponding shoulder is adapted to be received, the' outer end of the rabbeted face of each stock having an upwardly-projecting finger 15, adapted to fit in the adjacent countersink 9 formed in the axle-tree.

The parts are put together as above described and as shown in Fig. 1, and are then secured by straps 16, which embrace the same.

It v. ill be apparent from the foregoing that either stock and its spindle can be readily removed from the axle-tree when damaged, and repaired or replaced by a new part, thus rendering it unnecessary to substitute a complete axle.

The axle-tree is preferably formed of wood and the spindles and stocks of iron, though bothparts maybe made of the same material.

W hat is claimed, is

The combination, in anaxle, of an axletree having its under face rabbeted at opposite ends, each rabbet having a longitudinal, depending, right-angular shoulder formed thereon, the apex of each shoulder terminating in a downwardly projecting finger extending below the under face thereof, the outer face of each finger forming a continuation of that of the corresponding shoulder, each rabbet being provided adjacent to the inner end of its shoulder with a countersink; a stock rabbeted complementary to each of the rabbeted axle-tree ends and provided with a spindle, the rabbeted face of each stock having a longitudinal seat formed therein adapted to receive the corresponding shoulder and terminating at its inner end in a countersink in which the finger on said shoulder is adapted to be received, the outer end of the rabb eted face of each stock having 1 an upwardly extending finger formed thereon and ada ted to fit in the adjacent countersink in the ax e-tree; and a series of straps embracing said axle-tree and stock, for securing the same together.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL E. KIMBALL.

l/Vitnesses:

M. E. DUOELLO, THOMAS BARNARD. 

